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• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑmɑ/,[ˈɑlusˌtɑmɑ]

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alustama (da-infinitivealustada)

1. (transitive) tobegin, tocommence, tostart

   Antonym:lõpetama

• “alustama”, in[PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2014
• “alustama”, in[EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009
• “alustama”, in[ÕS]Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2018,→ISBN
• alustama inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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